Funny Gold Mining Memories

[libertydave]

We were at a GPAA Gold Show in 1987 listening to a speaker talking on fine gold recovery. He suggested burning your dredge sluice matt at the end of the season to dislodge any residual gold. A former dredging friend (I'll call him "Jerry") took this advice literally. He went home and burned his sluice matt, which was made from a type of plastic fiber. It melted into a blackened, solid ball.

Anyone have a similar story...a good mining idea gone bad? Let's hear it.

LD

[golden optimist]

A funny true story:

I was at a Washington DEF Rally way back when. The Forrest Service had a presentation scheduled and I sat in on it. Mainly so there would be someone in the audience. They were talking about dredging and they put up a picture of a 4" dredge running in a small creek. All of the water in the creek was running through the dredge. The presenter said "this is probably too small a creek to run this size of dredge". I looked closely at the picture, saw my screwdriver sticking out of the hole on the top of the float and I said "Hey, that's my dredge".



They had taken the picture from my web page at http://golddredger.com/kaufmancreek/kaufman2.htm

They hemmed and hawed a little and then I got to present my side of the operation.
Leonard

[russau]

YEP I also remembered that time!! He also said HE took all the pictures that were in the presentation..................If I remember correctly the presentation ENDED shortly after that!

[golden optimist]

I took a picture of their flip chart showing my dredge. I don't know where it is though. That was quite a few years ago.
Leonard

[russau]

And BOY did he have a surprised look on his face when you said that out loud !

[dickb]

Now that a funny story. Do you think that you stopped him from stealing other peoples photos to support the claims he was making? BOO NFS

Dickb

[Ornery Cuss]

That guy was thinking "what are the chances"

Although, that creek is a little small and runnin low
Douglas Crk ?

OC

[russau]

It's to small for Douglas Creek but another one of Leonard's claims in Colorado (?) I think it's the same claim that the C.C.C. guys got snowed on over night and had fun getting out . My memory is fading fast here in Misery!

[golden optimist]

You were partially right Russ. That was Kaufman Creek. It was a little known creek that had some gold. Not much but it was easy acess and we never saw anyone else looking for gold. It was a great place to spend a few days.
Here's the story on it.
http://golddredger.com/kaufmancreek/kaufman1.htm
Leonard

[russau]

Thanks for the memories Leonard!